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--- title: Disable Azure Change Tracking and Inventory by Using the Azure Monitor Agent description: Learn how to disable Azure Change Tracking and Inventory by using the Azure Monitor Agent from your Azure virtual machines. #customer intent: As a customer, I want to disassociate a data collection rule (DCR) from a virtual machine so that I can disable its association with Azure Change Tracking and Inventory. services: automation ms.custom: linux-related-content ms.date: 12/03/2025 ms.topic: how-to ms.service: azure-change-tracking-inventory ms.author: v-rochak2 author: RochakSingh-blr --- # Disable Azure Change Tracking and Inventory by using the Azure Monitor Agent **Applies to:** :heavy_check_mark: Windows VMs :heavy_check_mark: Linux VMs :heavy_check_mark: Windows Registry :heavy_check_mark: Windows Files :heavy_check_mark: Linux Files :heavy_check_mark: Windows Software This article describes how to disable Azure Change Tracking and Inventory by using the Azure Monitor Agent (AMA). ## Disable Change Tracking from a VM To disable Change Tracking from a virtual machine (VM) by using the AMA, you must first disassociate the data collection rule (DCR) and then uninstall Change Tracking and Inventory. ### Disassociate a DCR from a VM To disassociate a DCR from a VM, follow these steps: 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), and select **Virtual Machines**. In the search bar, select the specific VM. 1. On the **Virtual machines** pane, under **Operations**, select **Change tracking**. Alternatively, in the search bar, enter **Change tracking** and select it from the results. 1. Select **Settings** > **DCR** to view all the VMs associated with the DCR. 1. Select the VM for which you want to disable the DCR. 1. Select **Delete**. :::image type="content" source="media/disable-azure-change-tracking-monitoring-agent/disable-data-collection-rule-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows selecting a VM to dissociate the DCR from the VM." lightbox="media/disable-azure-change-tracking-monitoring-agent/disable-data-collection-rule-expanded.png"::: A notification appears that asks to confirm the disassociation of the DCR for the selected VM. ### Uninstall the Change Tracking extension To uninstall the Change Tracking extension, follow these steps: 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), and select **Virtual Machines**. In the search bar, select the VM for which you have already disassociated the DCR. 1. On the **Virtual machines** pane, under **Settings**, select **Extensions + applications**. 1. On the **VM |Extensions + applications** pane, on the **Extensions** tab, select **MicrosoftAzureChangeTrackingAndInventoryChangeTracking-Windows/Linux**. :::image type="content" source="media/disable-azure-change-tracking-monitoring-agent/uninstall-extensions-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows selecting the extension for a VM already disassociated from the DCR." lightbox="media/disable-azure-change-tracking-monitoring-agent/uninstall-extensions-expanded.png"::: 1. Select **Uninstall**.